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He said: “The term unique is often overused but in this case it can be used without any question. I am confident in saying that there is no other stretch of river like this anywhere else in the world.

“We expect to get an exceptional amount of interest from a number of different parties in this fishery. A guide price for the lot is likely to be known closer to the sale date.”

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The Free Fishery of the Severn is an ancient Royal Welsh hereditament dating back to the ancient Kings of Glamorgan and Gwent in Wales from the sixth century.

The rights will allow the owner to be the sole person fishing that part of the river.

“We understand that the ownership of the Free Fishery grants the owner exclusive rights to fish the River Severn in a specific area which is identified by the map of The Free Fishery of the Severn,” said Mr Fosh.

“This extremely valuable fishery may be sold as one single lot or may be sold in up to four parcels.”

Mr Fosh also said the Free Fishery of the Severn has been openly admitted by the Crown and is expressly excluded from the Queen’s Land Registry Title. This means that the owner can sell permits for people to fish the area.